Windows Application Development Cookbook电子书

Windows Application Development Cookbook

Windows Application Development Cookbook

Credits

About the Author

Acknowledgements

About the Reviewer

www.PacktPub.com

Why subscribe?

Preface

What this book covers

What you need for this book

Who this book is for

Sections

Getting ready

How to do it…

How it works…

There's more…

See also

Conventions

Reader feedback

Customer support

Downloading the example code

Downloading the color images of this book

Errata

Piracy

Questions

1. Getting Started

Introduction

Setting up the IDE

Getting ready

How to do it...

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Arranging windows

Getting ready

How to do it...

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Creating a new project

Getting ready

How to do it...

There's more...

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Running the application

Getting ready

How to do it...

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Adding a new page

Getting ready

How to do it...

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Placing a control

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Handling events

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Navigating between pages

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Passing data between pages

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Handling the back button

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Changing a default page

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Modifying the back stack

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Utilizing additional features of the emulator

Getting ready

How to do it...

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Breakpoints-based debugging

Getting ready

How to do it...

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Step-by-step debugging

Getting ready

How to do it...

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Executing code while debugging

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Logging information while debugging

Getting ready

How to do it...

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Monitoring the CPU and memory usage

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

2. Designing a User Interface

Introduction

Adding a button

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

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Adding a text block

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

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Adding a textbox

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Adding a password box

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Adding a checkbox

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Adding a combobox

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Adding a listbox

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Adding an image

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Adding controls programmatically

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Arranging controls vertically

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Arranging controls horizontally

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Arranging controls in a scrollable view

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Defining a page-limited style

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Defining a global style

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Applying styles programmatically

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Arranging controls in a grid

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Arranging controls in absolute positions

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Choosing date and time

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Adding icons to app bars

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Creating and using a user control

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Presenting a message dialog

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Adjusting design based on the device type

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Localizing content in XAML

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Localizing content programmatically

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Forcing the current language

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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3. MVVM and Data Binding

Introduction

Creating the view model for a page

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

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Introducing bindings and commands

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Binding a value to a textbox

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Binding with a value converter

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Using value converters with parameters

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Showing a progress bar during calculations

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Binding a collection to a list view

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Binding a collection to a grid view

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Binding a collection to a combobox

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Binding a collection to a hub

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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4. Data Storage

Introduction

Creating a directory

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Reading a structure of directories

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Creating a file

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Iterating through files

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Renaming a directory

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Renaming a file

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Removing a directory

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Removing a file

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Writing a text file

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Reading a text file

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Writing an XML file

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Reading an XML file

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Writing a JSON file

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Reading a JSON file

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Writing a binary file

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Reading a binary file

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Creating a SQLite database and tables

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Storing data in a SQLite database

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Selecting data from a SQLite database

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Updating data in a SQLite database

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Removing data from a SQLite database

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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5. Animations and Graphics

Introduction

Animating the showing of controls

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

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Using animation to hide controls

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

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Adding animation to show the collection of items

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Animating the repositioning of items' collection

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Animating the color of an element

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Animating the size of an element

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Animating the position of an element

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Animating the rotation of an element

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Animating the font size of an element

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Drawing shapes programmatically

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Handling the tap touch event

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Handling the pinch touch event

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Handling the rotate touch event

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Handling the pinch and rotate touch events

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Rendering 3D graphics

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

6. Multimedia

Introduction

Playing a movie clip

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

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Playing an audio file

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Presenting a collection of photos

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

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Preparing a photo album with captions

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Modifying an image

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Converting an image into grayscale

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Recoloring an image

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

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Choosing a file to open

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Choosing a file to save

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Taking an image from a camera

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Recording a movie from a camera

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Scanning a QR code

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Synthesizing speech

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Recognizing speech

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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7. Built-in Sensors

Introduction

Detecting motion using an accelerometer

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Reading data from a compass

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Obtaining the orientation of a device

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Reading data from a light sensor

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Launching vibrations

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Reading NFC tags

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Obtaining the current GPS location

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Disabling switching off the screen

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

8. Internet-based Scenarios

Introduction

Opening a website in a default browser

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Presenting a website within a page

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Composing an e-mail message

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Starting a phone call

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Launching a Skype call

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Opening a map in an external application

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Showing a map within a page

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Drawing icons, polylines, and polygons on a map

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Adding a custom marker to a map

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Getting the coordinates of a clicked point on a map

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Launching GPS-based navigation

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Calling API methods

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Downloading a file from the Internet

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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9. Testing and Submission

Introduction

Creating a unit test

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Running a set of tests

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

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Adding a project to the Windows Dev Center

How to do it...

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Associating an application with the store

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Adjusting the manifest file

Getting ready

How to do it...

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Obtaining a map token

Getting ready

How to do it...

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Receiving push notifications

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Preparing files for submission

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Submitting the application

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

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Updating the application

Getting ready

How to do it...

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Generating promotional codes

Getting ready

How to do it...

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Browsing reviews and ratings

Getting ready

How to do it...

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Analyzing acquisitions

Getting ready

How to do it...

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A. Useful Resources

Getting started

Designing a User Interface

MVVM and data binding

Data storage

Animations and graphics

Multimedia

Built-in sensors

Internet-based scenarios

Testing and submission